Combined policeman&#39;s club and light.



L. L. LITSLY|-` COMBINED POLIAGEMANB CLUB AND LIGHT. l

IA PPLIioMfIoN FILED PEB. is, 1911.-

Patented Feb. 20, 1912.

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UNTTED STATES vPATENT OFFICE.

i ROBERT L.' LITSEY, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

COMBINED POLICEMANS CLU AND LIGHT.

y Application tiled February 16, 1911. Serial No. 608,927.

To all whom "it may concern'.-

Be it known that I, ROBERT L. LrrsEY, a-

citizen of the United States, residing at Seattle, .in the county ofKing and State of lVashington, have invented certain new and usefulImprovement-s in Combined Policemens Clubs and Lights, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to clubs or billets for policemens use, and hasfor its object the provision of a club with an electrical search lightcombined therewith in such -manner that the primary functions thereof,as a club, are in no way impaired; and a further increase of theefficiency of the same is attained by the addition of a light that maybe ready for instant use in positions of ditllculty and danger.

.The invention consists in the novel construction 'of a policemansbillet 'and the combination and adaptation therewith of an electriclight and operating devices therefor, as will be hereinafter more fullydescribed in the appended claim and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings.

In said drawings, Figure 1 .is a-.longitudi- 'nal sectional. view of aportion of a police-- mans club illustrating an embodiment of myinvention. Fig. 2 is a pictorial view showing a manner of using theinvention.A

Referring to said views, the reference numeral 1 represents the body ot'a policemans club and Q the handle portion thereof which may be formedof wood, liber,- or other suit able non-conductive material. Said handleend is recessed at 3 axially thereof into the body of the club with abore oi suitable size to receive a dry battery -l consisting of one or'more cells. 'In proximity to its outer end said recess is provided'with screw threads 5 and exteriorly thereof is suitably bound inmetallic trimmings, comprising a revoluble band 6 and 'a scrcw-tlireadedring 7. l

8 is an exteriorly threaded plug adapted to engage in the-screw threads5 and is provided With an outwardly flaring axially arranged socket forthe reception of a reflector 9 which may be separated therefrom, by arubber cushlon 10,- to overcome any shocks endangering the lamp.

A plano-convex lens 11 is secured in the outer end of the socket in thepath of the light rays collected and transmitted by said reflector. Thesmaller vend of said reflector is apertured and formed withscrew-threads for removable engagement with the threaded termin-alcasing 12 of an incandescent electric lamp 13. A metallic strip 14securedl to the inner end of saidl lugforms a resilient Contact withsaid terminal 12 at one end and contacts at its other end with a circuitform lngl metal strip 1,5 which is arranged longi-` tudinally of saidrecess and terminates in a. resiliently offset end 16 which is providedwith a push button 17 extendingthrough an aperture in the wall 2 of`sa1drecess in proximity of the inner end thereof. The non-conductivecovering with which dry batteries are usually provided serves to in,-sulate said strip 15 from 'the battery. 18 is a metal plate positionedat saidinner end o f said recess 3 and provided with an extension 19terminating in proximity of said end 16 of the metal strip 15I andadapted to be contacted thereby when thefsaid push button is depressed.20 is a coil s rin arranged to contact'with one4 pole 21 olsaid batteryand to connect sameto the late, 18. A terminal 22 of said lamp ispliiced in Contact with the Yother pole 23 of the battery 'the Contactbetween the strip 15 and the lextension 19 of the plate 18 and isclosedby pressure upon. said button 17. 24 1s a strap secured at each end tosaid revoluble band and adapted to be worn over the users wrist, asordinarily.

The invention is extremely simpleinlconstruction and convenient andetlicient in operation. It will be observed that there is no alterationin the bludgeon end' of the club nor any metal employed thereat thatwould unduly injure a person struck with same. The extent of the recessmay be enlai-ged `to any suitable amount to admit of batteries havingthe combined amperage desired.

'lVhat I claim as myV invention and desire to secure byLetters Patent isIn combination with a policemans club having a handle provided with alongitudinal recess, a plug'threaded into the outer end of the handleand having an opening' therethrough flaring outwardly from the inner tothe outer end of the plug, a reflector fitting the walls of the tlarinopening, a lens mounted in the outer end o the opening, a lamp mountedin the opening ai; the inner end of the plug and provided with aterminal, a metallic strip carriedy by 'the inner encl of the plug andengaging its inner end with said lamp terminal, a circuit form ingmetallic strip arranged longitudinally of the recess contacting at oneend with the 'outer end of the metallestrip carried by y,ille plug and`having its other end terminatf'lng 1n an olfset portlon near the lnnerend 012l the recess Saul offset portlon oarrylng a push button extendingthrough the Wall ol the reeees, and a Contact plate mounted in the recee at the eloseclend tl'lefn'eo', Said plate conn. ered to one pole ofthe lbalery and havn l" an extension projecting into poengaged bysacloffset portion eter forced toward the bali-lery.`

ROBERT L. LITSEY.

when the l# W'tlr l E. PETERSON.

